Washing-machine.



' F. STINBS. WASHING MAGHINB.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24,--1909.

Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

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FRED s'rInE's, or NEWTON, IOWA.

WASHING-MACHIN E.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an. 25,1910.

Application filed May 24, 1909 Serial No. 497,868.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED S'rmns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper strong, durable, andthoroughly efficient ma-, chine of the character described, in which thewashing or cleaning of the clothes is effected with the operator thanheretofore.

A further object of the invention is to provide a washing machineincluding a liquid containing receptacle having a rubbing elementmounted for oscillation within the same and movable to inoperativeposition above the receptacle when the cover is tilted rearwardly, thusto permit the re moval of the clothes and at the same time allow theliquid dripping from the rubbing element to drain back into thecontaining receptacle.

A further object is to provide means for yieldably supporting therubbing element in engagement with the clothes, and means foroscillating the rubber to effect the cleaning of the clothes.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability, andefficiency.

Further objects and advantages will. appear in the followingdescription, it being understood that various changes in form,proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to withinthe scope of the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to ac quire a knowledge of the details of construction and themeans for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a washing machine constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view looking at theopposite side of the machine; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional. view takenon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; F 4-. is a longitudinal sectional view takenon the line l-4c of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of theoscillating frame and its associated parts;

and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful .Im-

less exertion on the part of posed I rods 21, the upper Fig. 6 is a Fig.is a transverse sectional view of the lever supporting bracket.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference. characters.

The washing machine forming the subject matter of the present inventionincludes a liquid containing receptacleohaving parallel side walls towhich are bolted wise rigidly secured depending supporting feet or legs6. The bottom of the receptacle 5 is curved or rounded and provided withinterior serrations or corrugations 7 constituting a rubbing tacle 5being extended laterally at'8 to.form an auxiliary receptacle. orsupport for a wringer (not shown).

Pivotallymounted at-9 is a lid or cover 10 having a.,pivoted section 11formed in the top thereof so that by moving the pivoted section 11 toopen position, the water or other liquid may be introduced into the mainreceptacle 5 during the washing operation, without the necessity ofdisturbing the main cover 10,

Secured to the opposite interior side walls of the cover 10, aredepending brackets 12, preferably U -shaped as shown, and having theirlower ends projecting within the re ceptacle spaced rollers 13 havingtheir exterior walls corrugated or otherwise roughened, and their endportions connected by longitudinal bars 14, the intermediate portions ofwhich are offset, as indicated at 15.

Pivotally mounted in the supporting brackets 12 is an oscillating frameincluding spaced side members 16 ends connected by a transverse bar 17and their lower ends bent inwardly .to produce perforated ears 18, eachside member 16 being provided with a laterally extending lug or trunnion19 which enters a correspondingly shaped opening 20 in the adjacentbracket 12, thus to permit free swinging movement of the frame duringthe washing I operation.

Secured to the connecting bars 14- at the offset portions thereof, arevertically disthrough'the perforations in the ears 18 and through a slot22 formed in the transverse bar 17, there being coil springs 23interposed surface, one end of the recep- 5 to form supports for therubbing element, The rubbing. element comprises having their upperperspective of the face plate;

or otherends assin having spaced pins25 and 26 extending latance wheel27 is formed with teeth constithe opposite end of which is pivotallyconthat when the lever 33 is reciprocated, motion will be imparted tothe oscillating frame guiole etO for the extension or pin 37 of theoscillating frame, there bemg a segmental that the extension handle 42may be adjustbetween the ears 1S and the bar 17 and serving to normallyand yieldably support the rollers 13 in engagement with the clothes.

Secured to one of the side walls of the liquid containing receptacle 5,is a plate 24L erally therefrom and on one of which is journaled abalance wheel 27 and on the other a master gear 28. The hub of thebaltuting a pinion 29 for engagement with the teeth of the master gear28 so that when the latter is-rotated, motion will be transmitted fromthe master gear 28 to the balance wheel.

Pivotally connected at 30 with one of the spokes of the master gear 28,is one end of a pitman 31, the opposite end of which is pivotallyconnected at 32 with the adjacent end ofan operating lever33. Theintermediate portionof the operating lever 33 is pivotally mounted on astud 34L extending laterally from a plate 35 fastened to the adjacentside wall of the receptacle 5, said plate being formed with an offsetportion 36 to accommodate the adjacent supporting leg 6 of-saidreceptacle.

One of the side members 16 of the oscillating frame is provided with alaterally extending finger 37 to which is pivotally connected theadjacent end of a rod or lever 38,

nected at 39 with the operating lever 33 so through the medium of thelever 38.

One of the side walls of the receptacle 5 is curved upwardly to form asegmental slot or recess 4L1 formed in one side of the cover 10 toaccommodate the extension or pin 37 during the oscillation of therubbing element.

Detachably secured to the operating lever 33 is an extension handle 42having its lower end provided with radiating ribs 43 arranged to entercorrespondingly shaped sockets formed in the operating lever so ed atany desired angle or inclination with respect to the lever 33, the partsbeing clamped in adjusted position by means of a bolt or similarfastening device 44. A plate or partition 495 is extended transverselyacross the receptacle 5 at the wringer support 8, the lower end of thepartition 45 being spaced from the adjacent wall of the receptacle 5 soas to permit the water discharged from the clothes during the wringingoperation to drain into the receptacle 5.

As a means for limiting the tilting movement of the cover 10, thepivoted end thereof is provided with a stop lug 46 which bears againstthe adjacent wall of the receptacle 5 when the cover is moved to open lposition, and thus serves to assist in sustaining the weight of thecover and its associated parts when removing the clothes from the mainreceptacle 5.

In operation the clothes are placed in the receptacle and the cover 10swung downwardly to closed position, after which the operator grasps theextension handle 42 and reciprocates the same, thus oscillating therubbing element to effect the cleaning of the clothes, the pitman 31 atthe same time rotating the master gear 28 through the medium of thepinion 29 thus transmitting rotary movement to the balance wheel 27, 7

thereby to assist in actuating the rubbing element. After the cleaningof the clothes has been effected, the cover l0 is swung laterally on thepivot 9 to the position shown in Fig. l of the drawings. and in whichposition the liquid will drip from the rollers 13 into the cover 10 anddrain back into the receptacle 5.

Attention is here called to the fact that by having the rod 38 pivotallyconnected with the operating lever and oscillating frame respectively,when the lid or cover is swung rearwardly to open position, said rodwill exert a lateral pull on the oscillating frame andthus cause therubbing elements or rollers 13 to assume a vertical position so as topermit the ready removal of the clothes from the receptacle and also tofacilitate drainage of the liquid on the rollers onto the receptacle 5.It will also be noted that the rubbing elements or rollers 13 areyieldably supported within the receptacle 5 so as to adapt themselves tothe clothes within the receptacle, the pressure exerted by the rollersvarying according to the amount of clothes in the receptacle.

The member 27 not only forms a. balance wheel, but also forms a housingfor the gearing.

The receptacle 5 may be made in di'tferentsizes and shapes and formed ofgalvanized iron, wood or other suitable material.

Having thus described the invention. what is claimed as new is:

l. A washing machine including a receptacle having a cover, bracketsdepending from the cover, a frame mounted for oscillation in saidbrackets and provided with inwardly extending perforated lugs, rubbingelements disposed within the receptacle, rods extending vertically fromthe rubbing elements and projecting through the perforations in the lugsof the oscillating frame. springs for normally and yieldably supportingthe rubbing elements within the receptacle, and beams operativelyconnected with the frame for oscillating the latter.

A. washing machine including a receptacle having a corrugated bottom andpro vided with a cover, brackets depending from the cover, anoscillating frame ournaled in l lt) the brackets and provided with a pinextending laterally through one wall of the receptacle, a yieldablysupported rubbing element depending from the oscillating frame, anoperating lever pivotally mounted on the receptacle, and a rod forming apivotal conncction between the lever and lateral pin of the oscillatingframe.

3. A Washing machine including a receptacle having its bottom providedwith a rubbing surface, a cover pivotally mounted 011 the receptacle,brackets depending from the cover, a frame mounted for oscillation inthe brackets, rods depending from the frame, bars secured to the lowerends of the rods, and having their intermediate portion bent inwardly,corrugated rollers mounted for rotation between the bars, on oppositesides of the bent portions thereof, springs surrounding the rods, anoperating lever, a rod forming a connection between the operating leverand oscillating frame, said corrugated rollers and oscillating framebeing movable to inoperative position above the receptacle when thecover is swung laterally to open position. 1

4. A washing machine includin a receptacle having a cover, bracketsdepending from the cover, a frame mounted for oscillation on thebrackets, a rubbing element yield ably supported on the oscillatingframe,

an operating lever having a pivoted handle movable to difi'erent angularpositions, and a rod forming a connection between the operating leverand oscillating frame.

5. Awashing machine including a receptacle having a pivoted cover,brackets depending from the cover, a frame mounted for oscillation inthe brackets and including spaced side members having inwardly extendingperforated ears and a longitudinally slotted connecting bar, trunnionsextending from the side members of the oscillating frame and journaledin the supporting brackets, rods extending through the slot in theconnecting bar and perforations in the ears of theoscillating frame,bars secured to the lower ends of the rods, rollers mounted for rotationbetween the bars, springs en-l circling the rods and interposed betweenthe ears and slotted connecting bar of the oscillating frame, a pinextending laterally from one of the side members of the frame, anoperating lever, and a rod forming a connection between the pin andoperating lever.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED STINES. Witnesses J 0E HONE, RAY B. GIBFORD.

